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FLAT EARTH
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Where did you get the idea that it would be a "rough oval" shape -- why would it not be round? (like a big dot)
So --- are you saying that the sunlight follows the curvature of the earth for thousands of miles???
A direct-line path from sun to terminator line doesn't go through [anywhere close to] that much low atmosphere.
thousands = at least 2000
That only exists in the Flat Earth model.
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Exactly. So enough matter, whether it be cloud, vapour or atmosphere, will prevent sunlight coming through.
Not according to Flat Earth theory. Sunrise and sunset occur because the sun is at the point where just a little bit more atmosphere will block it completely. You see the top of the sun first during a sunrise, and last during sun set, because the atmosphere is denser toward the Earth's surface.
In your schema the sun would appear to set above the horizon, not at the horizon. Every eye on earth can see that you are wrong.
I worked out the math in a different thread. If what you are proposing is true the sun would never appear to be below about 25° above the horizon, even disregarding any supposed atmospheric obstruction that would render it invisible. That's just the angle of it at constant altitude from the furthest possible observing distance on a flat planet. It would never set and it would be visible in the north around midnight.
Plus, the fact that I can see stars - which we agree are farther away from us than the sun ever is - on the horizon blows up your whole argument event without doing any math.
IMO you are senseless and spreading obvious lies.
The sun does indeed sometimes set slightly above the horizon. Why would it set above the horizon, if due to the rotation of the Earth?
This is dependent on the height and distance of the sun. Lower height and further distance would mean lower angle.
You do realise that for a number of months every year, the sun is visible in the north around midnight?
If the stars are farther away from us at night than the sun, why then do we see the stars?
Flat Earth theory is only a theory, just like the theory of gravity. It is likewise my opinion that the theory of gravity is an obvious lie. But we each have our scientific prejudices.
Is there a consensus among those who believe the earth is a globe and those who believe the earth is not a globe as to some of the longest distances we can see between land masses?
You're going to have to provide evidence for this assertion before we proceed. I think you're smoking something that God didn't intend for you to smoke.
What do you believe are some of the longest distances we can see between land masses?
Well over 100 miles. That said, your question strikes me as bait for an argument.
Yawn. Hundreds of miles then.So --- are you saying that the sunlight follows the curvature of the earth for thousands of miles???
A direct-line path from sun to terminator line doesn't go through [anywhere close to] that much low atmosphere.
thousands = at least 2000
That only exists in the Flat Earth model.
Gotcha!
You said we can see well over 100 miles; I am not disagreeing with you.
If I recall the data correctly, somewhere between 60,000 and 100,000 feet up, which is about 12 to 19 miles.
Ships only fall off the [edge of the] earth in the imaginations of Ball Earth people. Flat Earth people know that the oceans are surrounded and contained by a 200-foot-high wall of ice (referred to as the "ice ring") that extends outward in all directions for at least hundreds - and possibly thousands - of miles.
Further to the above from GaryA - America and South Africa don't lie on the "edge". If you visualise the Earth as a flat plate, with America and South Africa somewhere between the hub and the rim, you will understand you do not need to cross the edge of the plate to get from one to the other.
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How does flath earth people know about a 200 ft high wall of ice? Where is the sources?
What would the climatic consequences be if everything was surrounded by so much ice?
How can there on the face of the earth be so big areas which is tropical, subtropical and areas with a relatively mild arctic climate if the oceans are under the influence of all that ice?
How is the flat earth sun constructed when it’s, according to flat earth theory, is warming up the earth, while it simultaneously is not melting the ice?
If you open your eyes and watch the real-world sunset, you will understand that your visualization is a waste of time.